Tea MasterTea guides
Clear, tested answers to the questions every tea drinker asks: how hot, how long, how much leaf and how many steeps. Each guide uses the same recipes as the Tea Master app.
Gongfu tea brewing
Gongfu cha step by step: a 100–150 ml gaiwan, 5–8 g of leaf per 100 ml, a quick rinse, steeps from 5–10 s that grow 5–10 s each, 7–15 rounds.
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How to brew pu-erh tea
Pu-erh brewing guide: 7 g per 100 ml at 95 °C (203 °F), a 5–10 s rinse, then steeps from 10 to 80 s. Gongfu and western times for shu and sheng.
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How to brew oolong tea
Oolong in a gaiwan: 7 g per 100 ml at 95 °C (203 °F), steeps from 10 to 80 s. In a teapot: 1.5 g per 100 ml at 90 °C (194 °F) for 3 minutes.
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Tea water temperature chart
Water temperature for every tea in °C and °F: gyokuro 55 °C, sencha 75 °C, green 80–84 °C, oolong 90–100 °C, black 96 °C, plus no-thermometer tricks.
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How long to steep tea
Steep times for loose leaf tea: black 4 min, green 2–3 min, white 3–5 min, oolong 3 min, Earl Grey 2 min, chamomile 5 min, rooibos 6 min. With temperatures.
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How many times can you steep tea
How many times you can re-steep loose leaf tea: rock oolong up to 11, pu-erh 7–10, white tea 7–8, green tea 5–6, sencha 3, a tea bag once. And when to stop.
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How much loose leaf tea per cup
Use 1–2 g of loose leaf tea per 100 ml: 2.5–5 g for a 250 ml (8 oz) cup, 10 g for a 500 ml pot. Gongfu 5–8 g, cold brew 1.1–1.5 g. Teaspoon weights by leaf.
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How to use a gaiwan
Gaiwan basics: pick 100–150 ml, fill to just below the rim, hold the rim and lid knob, tilt the lid to strain and drain fully. Sizes, materials, grams.
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How to brew green tea
Brew green tea at 80–84 °C (176–183 °F), never boiling: 1 g per 100 ml for 2–3 min in a mug, or 5 g gongfu from 30 s. Sencha 75 °C for 30–60 s.
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How to brew white tea
White tea brewing: Silver Needle 82 °C, White Peony 88–90 °C, Shou Mei 95–98 °C. Mug 1.6–2 g per 100 ml for 3–5 min, gongfu 3–4 g for 7–8 steeps, cakes.
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How to make matcha at home
Matcha at home: sift 2 g, make a paste with 20 ml of water at 75 °C (167 °F), add 50 ml more and whisk in a W motion for 20–30 s. Latte and no-whisk tips.
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How to cold brew tea
Cold brew tea ratio: 1.1–1.5 g of loose leaf per 100 ml (11–15 g per litre) of cold water, 4–8 hours in the fridge by tea type, then strain.
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How to brew black tea
Loose leaf black tea: 96 °C water, 2 g per 100 ml, 4 minutes. Teapot and mug steps, gongfu times for Chinese red tea and why black tea turns bitter.
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How to brew sencha and other Japanese green teas
Sencha at 75 °C (167 °F), 3.3 g per 100 ml: 60 s, 30 s, 45 s. Gyokuro at 55 °C for 2 min, hojicha at 92 °C for 15 s. Kyusu, mug and cold brew times.
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Tea timer: how to time your tea right
When to start the tea timer, steep times by type (black 4 min, green 2–3 min, sencha 30–60 s), gongfu schedules, hourglass vs online timer vs app.
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